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2016 ASP Annual Report Australian Society for Parasitology Inc. ABN 65 979 686 445 PO Box 60 Royal Brisbane Hospital QLD, Australia, 4029 Web: www.parasite.org.au Email: [email protected] Tel: +61 7 42321311 Introduction I AM DELIGHTED TO PRESENT TO YOU THE 2016 ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY FOR PARASITOLOGY INC., WHICH HAS BEEN PREPARED BY OUR ASP NETWORK TEAM, LISA JONES, IAN HARRIS AND NICK SMITH. Research Achievements Parasitology research in Australia continued to flourish, with over 550 research papers published in 2016 – this is a record and continues the increase in quantity and quality of research outputs produced by ASP members that has been seen for the last decade. At the same time, our journals have attained new records in citation statistics. I thank very much our journal leadership teams: Maria Meuleman, Brian Cooke, Alex Loukas and Jan Slapeta (The ASP President, David Emery International Journal for Parasitology); Kevin Saliba and Andrew Koetze (IJP: Drugs and Drug Resistance); Andrew Thompson and Researcher Exchange, Training and Travel Awards Lydden Polley (IJP: Parasites and Wildlife); as well as Dale Seaton, from Elsevier, the publisher of all three of our journals, for his The ASP continued to offer Researcher Exchange, Training and unwavering support. Travel Awards and its Mentorship Scheme in 2016, continuing to look to collaborations with international colleagues to help In 2016, funding for parasitology research bounced back from us maintain a leading global reputation in parasitology. Details a sustained 3 year low point, with over 40 grants or fellowships and highlights of these awards appear elsewhere in this annual worth over $33 million awarded to ASP members; this is very good report. These small grants have the ability to change careers of news for our discipline. It is noteworthy that much of this success our young researchers and it is pleasing to see that, in 2016, past occurred outside of the ARC and NHMRC schemes, including recipients again won fellowships or grants to fund their research. significant international funding. I thank sincerely the Researcher Exchange, Training and Travel Assessment Committee, Una Ryan, Geoff McFadden, Kate Hutson, Full lists of Australian parasitology publications and research Nick Smith and Lisa Jones, for all their hard, impartial and diligent grants are included as Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 to this annual work. report. Page 1 Introduction Honours for their unique integration of mathematicians, computer scientists and physicists, in close collaboration with experimental The ASP honoured several extremely deserving parasitologists scientists and clinicians, to develop a novel understanding of in 2016: Denise Doolan was awarded the Bancroft-Mackerras the ‘mathematics of infection’ using these insights to design Medal; Alexander Kennedy and Hanh Nguyen won JD Smyth and optimise treatment and vaccination for major infectious Awards; Russell Stothard, Peter Crompton and Maria Dolores diseases (finalists in the UNSW Eureka Prize for Excellence in Bargues. were named ASP International Lecturers; Dhanasekaran Interdisciplinary Scientific Research category). Peter Holdsworth Sakhivel and Mohammed Al-Hasnawy, were runner-up and winner, received an AM “for distinguished service to veterinary respectively, of Best Student Poster; Erick Tjhin and Deepani science, particularly to animal parasitology and pharmaceutical Fernando, were runner-up and winner, respectively, of Best development, and to professional scientific organisations”. Freya Student Presentation; and Sam Emery and Adele Lehane, runner- Fowkes of the Burnet Institute won the prestigious Georgina Sweet up and winner, respectively, of Best Early Career Researcher Award for Women in Quantitative Biomedical Science. Alex Maier Presentation at the annual conference. Other organisations also was awarded the ANU’s Vice-Chancellor's Award for Public Policy honoured several of our members. Continuing a fine winning and Outreach, while Vicky Avery and Melissa Sykes won Griffith tradition for parasitology at the prestigious Eureka Prizes, Leann University’s Pro Vice Chancellor’s Research Excellence Awards for Tilley, Nick Klonis, Julie Simpson and James McCaw, from The Mid-Career and Early Career Researcher, respectively. University of Melbourne, took out the Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research for their key scientific discoveries leading to insights Annual Conference into how artemisinin resistance by the malaria parasite may be overcome. Congratulations also to several other finalists for this The 2016 ASP Conference was held in conjunction with the year’s awards including: The Boddey, Sleebs and Cowman team, Internationall Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria, in the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, in the partnership with the Australasian Society for Infectious Disease, Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre Eureka Prize for in Brisbane in September, 2016. The meeting was a resounding Infectious Diseases Research category for their research into success, attracting over 1500 delegates and returning a healthy determining how malaria parasites use a unique protein export profit to the Society. The ASP is extremely grateful to the pathway across the parasite’s lifecycle, enabling collaboration conference organising and scientific committees (David Looke, with industry that is accelerating the development of a new Denise Doolan, Kathy Andrews, James McCarthy, Paul Griffin, Tina antimalarial drug; The SHIFT Team, a collaboration between Skinner-Adams, Lisa Jones, Marilena Salvo, Roland Cobbold, Chris Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The Kirby Institute, St Coulter, Bart Currie, Gregor Devine, Katja Fischer, Katie Flanagan, Vincent’s Hospital, Menzies School of Health Research and the Fiji Robin Gasser, Paul Johnson, Cheryl Jones, Colleen Lau, Alex Ministry of Health that has produced a landmark study showing Loukas, Deborah Marriott, Weiland Meyer, Clare Nourse, Geoffrey that mass drug administration with the oral drug ivermectin Playford, Jenny Robson, Harsha Sheorey, Nick Smith, Wai-Hong is highly effective in controlling scabies and related bacterial Tham, Joseph Torresi, Nicole Townell, Mark Walker, Trent Yarwood) skin sores, transforming the global conversation on integrated but, most especially, Mal Jones for his tireless enthusiasm in programs for neglected tropical diseases (finalist in the Australian putting the conference together. The Society also owes a great Infectious Diseases Research Centre Eureka Prize for Infectious debt to its army of conference volunteers, Thomas Williams, Diseases Research category); and, Miles Davenport, Deborah Leanne Low, Gillian Fisher, Thomas Teoh, Christopher Hart, Cara Cromer, Mykola Pinkevych and David Khoury, Kirby Institute, Wilson, Ellie Stellar, Jessie van Huis, MJ Chua, Naomi Clarke, Bilal UNSW with Stephen Kent, Peter Doherty Institute, The University Zulfiqar, David Teran, Megan Arnold, Jess Bridgford, Amy Jones of Melbourne, and Ashraful Haque, QIMR Berghofer Institute, and Maria Meuleman. The conference was sponsored generously Page 2 Introduction by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the International Journal (Tasmanian rep.), Benedikt Ley (NT rep.), Abdul Jabbar and Nathan for Parasitology, Elsevier, the Georgina Sweet Travel Support Bott (Victorian reps), Mark Pearson and Gillian Fisher (QLD reps), Fund, the Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation, the QIMR Berghofer Stephanie Godfrey and Crystal Cooper (WA reps), Tina Skinner- Institute of Medical Research, Compounds Australia, Griffith Adams (Incorporation Secretary), Mal Jones (Bancroft-Mackerras University, The University of Queensland, Cambridge University Medal Convenor), Brian Cooke (IJP Editor), Kevin Saliba and Press, IVCC, the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Andrew Kotze (IJP:DDR Editors), Andy Thompson (IJP:PAW Editor), Research, New England Biolabs, the Australian Infectious Disease Haylee Weaver (Archivist), Nick Smith (Network Convenor) Research Centre and the Doherty Institute. More details about our and Lisa Jones (Newsletter Editor, Webmaster and Network conference can be found inside this annual report. Communications Coordinator). I must finally state that I am indebted to the dogged and dedicated Public Engagement and Outreach efforts of the Treasurer, Peter Rolfe, who has single-handedly revised and restructured the Society’s financial reporting and Lisa Jones, yet again, was awarded a a Commonwealth of Australia business systems over the past 2 years. This has been a Herculean National Science Week grant through the Department of Industry task but a momentous outcome for the smooth functioning of the and Science for two events at The Tanks Arts Centre in Cairns: society. Thank you Peter. Café Scientifique: Science, Music & Art – All in the Mind on Tuesday 16th August; and Pecha Kucha Night Cairns inspired by science on David Emery Wednesday 17th August. Lisa continues to be an inspiration for President of the ASP us all as evidenced by ASP members’ remarkable willingness and enthusiasm to embrace community engagement as a core activity of the Society throughout 2016 (see the highlights inside this annual report). Advanced Parasitology Course The year closed with our third Advanced Parasitology Course – Concepts in Parasitology, held at ANU’s field station at Kioloa, on the NSW south coast; it is a continuing source of great pride for the Society and I thank Alex Maier for again coordinating
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